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Katy Perry's Nudity Comments: Hypocritical and Brilliant
Ms. Whipcream Bra is remaking herself as the pop diva Grandma can love, and why not?
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Hooray for the Sketchy, Strange, Belated Arrival of Sky Ferreira's Album
The oft-delayed debut from a 21-year-old once tipped as the future of pop unceremoniously appeared at midnight—and that's what made it so rewarding for fans.
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AP Why Is Sweden So Good at Pop Music?
Reading the scholarly literature in honor of an Ace of Base anniversary
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AP Lou Reed Never Compromised
The Velvet Underground legend, dead at 71, challenged pop culture till the end.
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The New Arcade Fire Album Isn't All That Deep (and That's Good)
Feel free to ignore Reflektor's bids for profundity and just appreciate how fun it is.
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AP 50 Years Later: The Greatest Beatles Performance of All Time
Months before the The Ed Sullivan Show, the band played a seven-song set for Swedish radio that settles any doubt about their electrifying live presence.
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Paul McCartney's Joyfully Unnecessary New Album
Not all of New works, but the songs that do are well worth appreciating.
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ABC Why Kanye West Acts That Way
A chat about impolite tweets and Jimmy Kimmel
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Track of the Day: 'Flood'
A new project from one of Australia's indie rock exports
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The Inevitable Death of All Music Scenes
NYC's art-punk golden age, Chapel Hill's indie-rock community, and Memphis's Stax Records all declined in about the same way: The underdogs became the establishment.
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Reminder: Fiona Apple Is Not Insane (and Neither Is Kanye West)
She explained her recent on-stage "outbursts" well, but with artists like her, no explanation will ever shake the perception that they're crazy.
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Of Course Miley Cyrus Is a Sham
Sinead O'Connor has accused her of taking on a phony new identity, but self-reinvention is often the whole point of pop.
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The Racial Courage, and Questions, Surrounding Muscle Shoals' Soul Songs
A new documentary pays rich tribute to the Alabama city's color-blind musical contributions in the '60s, but skims over the more difficult issues raised by its material.
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Aaron Cassidy Squiggles Are the New Quarter Notes: Why Music Looks Different Now
Composers are increasingly skipping traditional staffs in favor of color-coded symbols—sometimes hand-drawn—to capture new sounds and performance techniques.
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Hear a Song from the New Breaking Bad Original Score
Listen to "White House Visit" from Season 5.
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Katy Winn / AP Just How Much of Musical History Has Been Lost to History?
Valuable original recordings and rare tapes have vanished over the years—a process that Jack White and the National Recording Preservation Foundation are looking to stop.
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Track of the Day: 'You're Not the One'
A cut from Sky Ferreira's long-awaited album
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AP Brad Paisley and the Politics of Offense and Offense-Taking
What he still doesn't get: Wearing the Confederate flag is far worse than "offensive."
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When Your Music Video Is Not-So-Secretly an Advertisement
Icona Pop's "All Night" nobly portrays New York's ball culture, but it's one of a handful of recent musical projects whose commercial ties overshadow their creative ambitions.
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The Depressing Familiarity of the '90s Alt-Rock Reunion Boom
Bands like Mazzy Star, the Pixies, and Sebadoh have been regrouping and releasing new music in much the same, cash-in spirit the boomers did.
